The Almighty Sergio Ramos Appreciation Thread

When they really want to keep certain players, they can put a big sign "NOT FOR SALE" to fence off any suitors. They've done that with Varane, Bale, James....etc....so think for a second. The reason they haven't done that for Ramos has to be something other than 3 million euro gap between the two parties.

 

There would be a line out the door of Perez's office if he said the words: "Ramos for sale, €25m"

 

Highly doubt. He is asking for 4 yrs deal with €10m net/yr, only a few clubs can afford that wage.

 

I'll quote you on this one later on, if he is to leave. With the $$ some PL clubs are set to make, I'd say even Aston Villa would pay that fee.

 

Feel free.

 

In the players' defense, it appears at times that their own club president (and de facto manager) likes to get in the way of winning trophies.

 

I can't agree with that bit about the president. We had as good of a team as any who reached the semi-finals. And although we weren't playing the best football (IMO) during that winning streak, that streak certainly was an indication of what could have been in the league too. Agreed about Carlo's tactics/rotations not helping but players too are responsible.

 

What in the world is that supposed to mean? Ramos is bigger than any galactico currently on our roster save Cristiano. Just because we didn't pay a ton for a player doesn't mean they aren't vital to the team and doesn't deserve some appreciation and a worthy pay raise. The heck did Gareth do before moving here to deserve close to 15 Mill per year? Gareth didn't win us la decima, Sergio did! His locker room presence is virtually irreplaceable with anyone in our current roster.

There has to be respect on both sides, and Sergio had shown enough respect for the last year or so by keeping a lid on it and asking for a raise from Florentino behind the scenes. Sacchi was the one who blew the lid on the whole thing and even then Sergio kept his cool. Give the man his damn raise, he deserves better!

I say we'll end up settling on 9.5 Million and we'll call it a day. Unless Florentino is a complete jerkwad who rubbishing him and spits in his face, he isn't leaving us for Manure. Can't believe how Florentino goes HAM on young players who may or may not become megacracks while he treats a baller like Ramos like garbage.

 

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In their Whatsapp group

 

I dunno about you guys but I place way more credibility on ESPN FC (who are citing a source of their own) than the garbage run of the mill tabloids in England like Guardian, Daily Mail and such. Espn FC sources say that Real will rebuff all Manure advances for Ramos and will work towards renewing his contract and will not entertain sending Sergio the other way for De Gea. We already have David wrapped up anyways, all the power rests with us.

http://www.espnfc.com/story/2504784/real-madrid-to-block-manchester-united-on-sergio-ramos

PS: Article says Florentino Perez has "personally intervened" to convince Ramos to stay. Soooooo, we gucci bruh.

Like I said earlier, it is way more calamitous for Florentino to lose Sergio than any other player in Madrid at the moment, especially in an off-season that saw (or is going to see) the departures of Carlo Ancelotti and Iker Casillas.

 

I read somewhere that they have a whatsapp group for spanish only players. This is ridiculous.

 

What are we doing? We cannot let this great man go. Our captain, leader, legend. He lives and breathes Real Madrid. I cannot imagine him playing in another shirt. I am crying just thinking about it. He is the best defender in the world and our knight in shining armor. A gift sent to us from god to win us the 10th. Give the man the money he wants. He deserves it after all he has given us. His presence and leadership is more important than anything Cristiano, Benzema, Bale, James or anyone else can offer. We're already on bad terms with our other club legend Iker as he departs, I do not want to see the same for Ramos.

 

I almost agree with this. I think they should find a way to give him as much as possible without jeopardizing the financial stability/structure. Whatever he pulled in the past two weeks there is still so much history just to quit on him and hes still one of the best defenders in the world. From a football perspective, his style suits Madrid a lot because we leave a lot of space at the back so we need pace, aggression and technical ability and not just someone who would be a good anchor in a collective defense system.

 

Ramos - God's gift to mankind.

 

They're reporting that Flo is willing to sit down with Sergio to sort this out. There might be some light at the end of the tunnel after all.

 

Can i ask you why it wouldn't be the same ?

Also i don't think he is replaceable in any mean. He is the full pack, everything you want in a modern defender - solid, got pace, technique, scores 5-7 goals per season. I really can't name even one defender that i will replace Ramos with. He makes mistakes - but hey, every one does - Maldini, Baresi, everyone.

 

I don't like what has happened but you seriously can't knock the guy for trying to make the most money possible. Athlete's life is short, have to make your money.

My only issue is I don't want to hear the "*blank* player is selfless" or "*blank* player puts the club before himself" crap.

Why? Cause it's crap. Crap some of these players use to elevate themselves higher than the club they "love" so much.